Herman "Jack" Jones

Herman L. (Jack) Jones, 94 of East Wenatchee passed away on January 7, 2025. He was born in Thomastown, Mississippi on December 5, 1930, to James Otis and Sallie Alberta Jones. Jack learned hard work picking cotton at the age of 6 with a daily goal of 50 pounds. At 14 years old he joined a summer survey crew that took him away from home for several months. After graduating from Redwood High School, Redwood, Mississippi in 1949, Jack briefly attended college studying engineering. He then went on to serve in the United States Air Force. Through the Air Force, he made his way to the Pacific Northwest while being stationed at Fairchild Air Force base in Spokane and then on to Paine Field in Everett, WA where he met and married his first wife Janice Crist, started and raised their family in Snohomish and Marysville area. In 1959, Jack started, along with two partners, Triway Manufacturing, a machine shop focused on the Aerospace industry, primarily Boeing. Along the way, he had other business ventures: J&H, Western Wood, and Cashmere Manufacturing. Jack married Veronica (Roni) in 1994, and they spent the next 30 years building their dream houses to occupy for as long as it took to build the next one. In all they built 4 houses and did a major remodel on a fifth house during that time. The last house was completed about 8 years ago. He also designed and built a golf ‘Swing Machine’. Golf was his passion and building a machine to help people play better golf was a long-term goal. He and Roni traveled to Arizona and Florida multiple times for trade shows and demos of the Swing Machine. Jack was preceded in death by his brother James, Sister Opal, and daughter Debra. Jack leaves behind sons Jim (Janet) and David (Terri), daughters Patti (Jeff) and Sharon (Mel) as well as 9 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 2 more on the way! A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 1st at 11:00 AM at The Chapel of the Valley located at 378 Eastmont Ave., East Wenatchee, Washington. Please consider leaving a tribute for the family at chapelofthevalleyncw.com

Herman "Jack" Jones

December 5, 1930 - January 7, 2025